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The Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca house is named after its founder, born in 1804 in the village of Vilar Seco, municipality of Nelas, in the heart of the D\u00e3o region. Founded in 1834 in Vila Nogueira de Azeit\u00e3o, it is the oldest producer of Table Wines and Moscatel de Set\u00fabal, remaining in the possession of its descendants to this day.<\/p>\n
A man of great vision, Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca was a pioneer in Portuguese winemaking. The replacement of manual labor with the plow and the widening of the space between the vines for better sun exposure were two innovations widely praised in their time. He is also responsible for the introduction of new varieties in the region, such as Castel\u00e3o Franc\u00eas, which he brought from Estremadura, as well as substantial improvements in Moscatel de Set\u00fabal.<\/p>\n
In 1857, D. Pedro V confers the Order of the Tower and Sword of Valor, Loyalty and Merit on Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca. At the time of his death, in 1887, the company had prestigious brands recognized nationally and internationally, and its products were exported to all continents.<\/p>\n
Ant\u00f3nio Porto Soares Franco, representative of the fifth generation of the family and winemaker graduated in Montpellier, is responsible for the emergence of two ros\u00e9 wines that represent two major brands produced by Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca: Fa\u00edsca and Lancers. The latter, launched in the United States in 1944, remains the outstanding leader of Portuguese wines imported and consumed in that country.<\/p>\n
The introduction of the first highly successful white wine on the national market came in 1945 with the Branco Seco Especial (BSE) and, a decade later, in 1959, the Terras Altas brand was launched with wines from D\u00e3o. Pasmados wines, initially known as Branco Velho and Tinto Velho, acquired their own identity in 1959.<\/p>\n
From 1969 onwards, the Palmela Superior brand gave rise to Camarate Clarete, Camarate and, from 1985, Quinta de Camarate wines. Finally, in 1945 the production of cellar wines began, identified by secret acronyms that make them authentic collectors' objects: P, DA, AE, CB, EV, they are the first in a long series of more than twenty cellars of different origins that confer Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca has a notable reputation in the production of this type of wine.<\/p>\n
The purchase in 1986 of Casa Agr\u00edcola Jos\u00e9 de Sousa Rosado Fernandes, in Reguengos, expanded the range of Quinta Wines from Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca, with Jos\u00e9 de Sousa currently being the only Portuguese wine produced in clay pots.<\/p>\n
The growth in sales of Periquita, with a very strong presence in foreign markets, BSE and Moscatel de Set\u00fabal and, in terms of small productions, the success of Jos\u00e9 de Sousa, D'Avillez, and the three CO cellar wines, TE and RA confirm Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca's commitment to developing a portfolio of quality products.<\/p>\n
From 1995 onwards, new wines such as Periquita Cl\u00e1ssico, Primum and Colec\u00e7\u00e3o Privada, gave Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca a certain harmony between the strength of tradition and creativity around new wines appealing to new consumption trends.<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca is currently in possession of the sixth generation of its direct descendants, since Ant\u00f3nio Soares Franco assumed the presidency in 1986 and his brother Domingos, graduated in Enology from the University of Davis, in California, ensures the viticulture and creates a very unique and personalized style of the wines that characterize the house.<\/p>\n
In April 1996, JM da Fonseca Internacional Vinhos and the Lancers brand were acquired from the British group IDV, making Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca the largest company in the sector owned by exclusively Portuguese capital.<\/p>\n
That same year, the company obtained recognition, from IPQ, for the quality of its production and bottling process according to the ISO 9002 standard, being the first table wine producer to receive such distinction.<\/p>\n
The growth strategy also involves a significant increase in the vineyard area, and consequently an increase in own production in total sales. At the end of this century, Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca owns 600 hectares of vineyards, 500 of which are on the Set\u00fabal Peninsula and the rest in Alentejo. To these must be added 150 hectares of management on behalf of third parties.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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